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Wind power alone may not be quite the antidote to climate change it may seem, according to one new study. Research published in the journal Joule shows that large-scale turbine projects cause their own warming,...

In a marker for the success of renewable energy in the US, wind power is now projected to surpass hydroelectric as the primary source for the nation’s renewable power, according to an announcement last week fro...

According to new research from the Carnegie Institution for Science at Stanford University, one massive, floating windfarm could provide enough energy to meet all the world’s power needs. “If commercial-scal...

Tesla is working with French renewable energy company Neoen to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in South Australia, to ensure stability for the power grid. CEO Elon Musk traveled to Australia on Th...

The world’s first floating windfarm is under construction near the coast of northeast Scotland, with the first two turbines already floating in place. Another five are awaiting transport in a fjord in western N...

While high-tech developers work towards efficient wind farms and solar collectors, heat pumps, and storage cells, some innovators are using the structures of nature for their inspiration. Recognizing that na...

The US renewable energy industry is arguing that it can offer rural areas an economic boost along with the coal industry, in the face of President Trump’s pro-coal agenda. Wind-farm developers and suppliers emp...

For the first time, wind power has overtaken coal as a power source in the UK, according to analysts. The news comes after the closing of three major coal plants last year, which put coal generation at 9.2 perc...

In an important step forward ahead of Donald Trump’s looming inauguration in January, the first offshore wind farm in the United States began operation on Monday. The wind farm consists of five, 560-ft tall win...

UK based company Kite Power Solutions is planning to use giant kites to supply renewable energy as soon as March of 2017. The company expects to open the UK’s first kite-based power plant next spring, in Stranr...